Daniel Arsham x Public School Talk

Sneak Peek: Public School Spring 2015

This morning, artist Daniel Arsham sat down with Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne of Public School at the SoHo House in New York City to discuss the influence art and design has had on the designers. We attended and got the scoop on the brand's forthcoming projects. Arsham, who designed the set at Public School's debut runway show in February, has an upcoming movie starring James Franco — a futuristic flick described by the artist as "underground space" — that sees Franco in a space suit layered over long underwear, the latter designed by Public School. The long underwear is made of cotton jersey and features leather detailing (yes, leather, this is Public School after all).

Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne also let us in on what to expect for spring/summer 2015. "Precious metals" and "glitch" were words they tossed around. Translation: A departure from the utilitarian Public School uniform we've grown accustom to. "[color] — we had to look that up," said Dao-Yi Chow, sharing that we'll be seeing colors (electric blue) and prints next season — a first — for both men and women. Speaking of women, Public School teamed up with J.Crew on a nine-piece women's collection that will hit stores at the end of the month.

Also coming up for the duo is their nomination for Menswear Designer of The Year at the 2014 CFDA Awards taking place in June. Stay tuned.